Great Corby, United Kingdom
Great Corby is a town of 2,157 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Great Corby
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 6 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Corby Bridge, Wetheral Priory Gatehouse and Wetheral Caves.
Weather in Great Corby
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About Great Corby
Great Corby is a village in northern Cumbria, England, above the eastern bank of a wooded gorge on the River Eden. Directly across the river from Great Corby is the village of Wetheral. The two villages are linked by a railway viaduct (Corby Bridge, popularly known as "Wetheral Viaduct"). This is on the Tyne Valley Line from Newcastle to Carlisle, which passes to the north of the village.
From the Wikipedia article Great Corby (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks4
Restaurants and cafes6
Where to stay1
Notable people from Great Corby
- Henry Francis HowardBritish diplomat (1809–1898)
Born in Great Corby, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Churches and places of worship5
Our Lady and St. Wilfrid's Roman Catholic church, Warwick Bridge
Church · 1.5 mi
Shopping1
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Map of Great Corby
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Getting there and nearby towns
Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 4 miles away.
- Wetheral 0 mi northwest, about 1 min by car
- Scotby 2 mi west, about 3 min by car
- Carlisle 5 mi west, about 7 min by car
- Dalston 7 mi southwest, about 11 min by car
- Burgh by Sands 10 mi west, about 16 min by car
- Penrith 15 mi south, about 24 min by car
- Alston 16 mi east, about 26 min by car
- Aspatria 22 mi west, about 35 min by car
- Haydon Bridge 24 mi east, about 38 min by car
- Shap 25 mi south, about 40 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Great Corby - Carlisle - Cumbria - UK, JonnyH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Former blacksmith's shop, Great Corby, Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Wetheral Parish Church Cumbria, Ashley Columbus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Paul's Church, Warwick Bridge, Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Interior of Wetheral Priory Gatehouse, Rose and Trev Clough , profile https://www.geograph.org.uk/profile/14719, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Corby Bridge, Wetheral, Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0
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